India, Zimbabwe and Net Run Rate
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England and South Africa have already qualified for the semi-finals, while India will be up face West Indies in a virtual quarter-final at the Eden Gardens on March 1, 2026
Net run-rate is the common method for differentiating teams level on points in a limited-overs cricket tournament. It is a formula that measures a team's average margin of victory, or defeat - a side with several big wins will have a positive net run-rate ...
Here’s a step-by-step explanation of how the points table work in T20 World Cup 2026, the role of NRR and what ultimately decides who progresses when teams are tied.
West Indies decimated Zimbabwe in their first Super 8 game in Mumbai. The two-time champions won the game by 107 runs, removing South Africa from the top spot in the Points Table.
It was brutal hitting by West Indies as Zimbabwe's bowlers were taken to the cleaners at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday (February 23). Put into bat, the Caribbean superstars put on the second-highest total in T20 World Cup history and the highest of the 2026 edition on a beautiful batting surface aided by short square boundaries.
India lost to South Africa by 76 runs in Ahmedabad on Sunday in the T20 World Cup, but the margin of defeat could have been lower if for situationally-aware batting, writes Sarah Waris.